https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/desperate-civilians-risk-their-lives-along-mined-roads-to-escape-from-a-russian-held-cityContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/desperate-civilians-risk-their-lives-along-mined-roads-to-escape-from-a-russian-held-cityhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/desperate-civilians-risk-their-lives-along-mined-roads-to-escape-from-a-russian-held-city#u145302Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:11:28 +0000Approximately 1,700 civilians are trapped in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where residents face starvation and disease due to a lack of food and medical supplies. With no food deliveries since May, some residents are attempting to flee through mined areas described as the road of death. The city lacks electricity, heat, and running water, leaving the population vulnerable as winter approaches. Ukrainian forces have utilized Vampire drones to drop food supplies to those besieged by the Russian army.Why it mattersOleshky is a front-line city in southeastern Ukraine located on the Dnipro